GenDIY

Generation Do-It-Yourself or #GenDIY is a thought leadership campaign born out of a new generation building a global economy and experiences that are impact driven and entrepreneurial.
Over the past year, eduInnovation in partnership with Getting Smart and supported by the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation crowdsourced 100+ contributions from various thought leaders, entrepreneurs, educators and advocates focused on supporting this new generation creating new pathways through education into careers they love. You can read more at Generationdoityourself.com.

GenDIY

Generation Do-It-Yourself or #GenDIY is a thought leadership campaign born out of a new generation building a global economy and experiences that are impact driven and entrepreneurial.
Over the past year, eduInnovation in partnership with Getting Smart and supported by the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation crowdsourced 100+ contributions from various thought leaders, entrepreneurs, educators and advocates focused on supporting this new generation creating new pathways through education into careers they love. You can read more at Generationdoityourself.com.

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By: Shannon Yang. Taking a gap year after graduating high school this year means taking ownership over my learning, rekindling the spark of my love to learn and ultimately preparing myself for success once I do attend to college and join the workforce.

With the emergence of new educational and training programs to suit the changing job market, what does a graduate profile look like? In this post, I look at PEW Research's recent report: The Future of Jobs and Jobs Training.

By: Nicole Howard. Summer bridge programs fill in the gap of being college ready, helping first-year, first-generation or any student looking for extra support in a new environment start out on a successful path.

By: Olivia Waldron. This summer, instead of taking on the typical office internship, I chose to become a camp counselor and ended up learning many real life skills still applicable to college and career readiness.

The best preparation to help today's students to succeed in a future innovation economy would be non-routine assignments requiring the application of knowledge to challenging problems--also known as project-based learning.

By: Jeff Edmondson. There are so many ways for an individual to express their individuality, so I encourage #GenDIYers to really set themselves apart and build their personal brand through collective impact in their community.